Clair vs Olivia

Side-by-side comparison of Clair and Olivia - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Clair

Boy name

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Clair Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 12,041 567,345
Peak Year 1923 2014
Peak Year Births 356 19,840
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clair Olivia
1880s 156 618
1890s 295 1,099
1900s 397 1,575
1910s 2,212 3,545
1920s 3,169 4,982
1930s 2,319 3,922
1940s 1,541 7,201
1950s 1,061 6,100
1960s 513 4,016
1970s 199 7,846
1980s 110 14,060
1990s 42 75,913
2000s 12 156,054
2010s 10 184,561
2020s 5 95,853

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clair Olivia
2014 - 19,840
2015 - 19,729
2016 5 19,414
2017 - 18,778
2018 - 18,061
2019 - 18,577
2020 5 17,691
2021 - 17,847
2022 - 16,670
2023 - 15,329
2024 - 14,772
2025 - 13,544

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2020.

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